Mark Ridsdill-Smith who runs the ‘Vertical Veg’ web-site calculated that in one season he was able to grow vegetables to the shop value of some £900.00 on his windowledges, and in containers in his back yard.

Now we can’t promise that you’ll quite achieve this. But you can try to get near it! Find out how easy it is to grow spicy salad leaves in a pot on your windowsill, and what other tasty food you can propagate in containers.